Dead in Black and Red. Pen and Ink. 30″ x 20″. 2007

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Poker. Pen and Ink. 15″x 20″.2009

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Sleeper Keeper. Pen and Ink. 20″x 15″. 2010

Bearing Up. Pen and Ink. 14″x 11″.2010

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Toxic Appendage. Pen and Ink. 30″ x 20″. 2008

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Gesture. Pen and Ink. 10″x 8″. 2010

Propped Up. Pen and Ink. 20″x 15″. 2009

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Icarus. Pen and Ink. 15″x 20″. 2009

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Through ink drawing and small sculptures, JOHN CASEY creates deformed creatures which are in fact a series of psychological studies of the artist’s inner psyche in all of its multifaceted incarnations: ” My creatures are called monsters by some, but I often feel that the connotations associated with “monster” don’t always apply to these little guys unless one can add descriptors like “vulnerable” and “fragile” to the definition of monster. Maybe I have issue with the monster moniker because I see my critters as self-portraits. Nick Capasso, director of the DeCordova Museum, once referred to my work as ‘little exorcisms’ and I like that description. The idea that I expel my inner demons in the form of drawn, painted, or sculpted critters appeals to me.”

JOHN CASEY lives and works in Oakland, California.

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